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Tales from the Driver's Seat
Driving a bus has taught me so much about life. Here are some of my favorite stories from behind the wheel! 🚌
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I Hope This Helps 👍🏽: Desire Paths, Bike Lanes and Boterismo
‼️Parking reform is on deck in Chicago‼️ Also, several articles from the In Practice Substack in this edition of I Hope This Helps👍🏽!
I Hope This Helps 👍🏽: Taxes 💸 & Tower of Power 🎷
Tax fraud is what sent Al Capone to jail. Let's turn our attention to this powerful act of authority in this edition of I Hope This Helps👍🏽!
The Illinois Legislature Failed to Pass Transit Funding. Are We Headed for a Death Spiral?
We can bank on last minute deals in Springfield to save transit, or we can focus on preserving a core network that averts a "death spiral" and provides…
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I Hope This Helps 👍🏽: Listening and Effective Communication 👂🏽
More people think they're good listeners than actually are. Let's dive into this increasingly uncommon "soft" skill in this edition of I Hope This…
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May 2025

I Hope This Helps 👍🏽: BEBs and Letting Go
That age old question of "why", some thoughts on Battery Electric Buses, and Triumph of the City by Edward Glaeser in this edition of I Hope This…
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I Hope This Helps👍🏽: Zoning Edition
A deep dive into zoning and housing affordability in this edition of I Hope This Helps👍🏽!
I Hope This Helps 👍🏽 (Week of 5/5)
Tactical urbanism IRL, the case against zoning, #BuildTheTunnel, and the power of asking the question "why" in this edition of I Hope This Helps👍🏽!

April 2025

I Hope This Helps 👍🏽 (Week of 4/28)
The value of Bus Rapid Transit, updates on IL housing legislation, urban goldolas and a review of the book Hate the Game in this edition of I Hope This…
It's a Bus! It's a Van! It's...Microtransit?
Microtransit is in vogue. Cultivating a strong understanding for what it can and can't do will help prevent you from getting rizzed up by this…
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I Hope This Helps 👍🏽 (Week of 4/20/2025)
The case for single-stair buildings, the scourge of the school pick-up line, the ignored increase in unsafe driving and how to become a better listener…
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I Hope This Helps 👍🏽 (Week of 4/14/2025)
Strip malls, a revival of the Sears mail-order home, fractured media and logical fallacies in this edition of I Hope This Helps👍🏽!
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